Viking Apple Bareroot
History: Viking was the first apple selected by the the collaborative PRI disease-resistant breeding program run by Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Illinois but was found to unfortunately still be susceptible to scab. Although the variety set to be discarded, a few growers found that the apple's taste outweighed its lack of disease resistance and in 1969 it was unofficially released from the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station.
Why We Grow It: It is easy to see why growers were so eager to overlook Viking's scab susceptibility, its flavour providing a sweet-tart taste with notes of rose and lychee. It is an excellent all-purpose apple that can be used for cooking, baking, sauce, and cider. Its great flavour and utility is matched by its attractive appearance, the large fruit featuring dark red skin bordering on maroon. However, it does bruise easily and brown quickly and only stores for about a month at most.
Why We Grow It: It is easy to see why growers were so eager to overlook Viking's scab susceptibility, its flavour providing a sweet-tart taste with notes of rose and lychee. It is an excellent all-purpose apple that can be used for cooking, baking, sauce, and cider. Its great flavour and utility is matched by its attractive appearance, the large fruit featuring dark red skin bordering on maroon. However, it does bruise easily and brown quickly and only stores for about a month at most.
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History: Viking was the first apple selected by the the collaborative PRI disease-resistant breeding program run by Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Illinois but was found to unfortunately still be susceptible to scab. Although the variety set to be discarded, a few growers found that the apple's taste outweighed its lack of disease resistance and in 1969 it was unofficially released from the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station.
Why We Grow It: It is easy to see why growers were so eager to overlook Viking's scab susceptibility, its flavour providing a sweet-tart taste with notes of rose and lychee. It is an excellent all-purpose apple that can be used for cooking, baking, sauce, and cider. Its great flavour and utility is matched by its attractive appearance, the large fruit featuring dark red skin bordering on maroon. However, it does bruise easily and brown quickly and only stores for about a month at most.
Why We Grow It: It is easy to see why growers were so eager to overlook Viking's scab susceptibility, its flavour providing a sweet-tart taste with notes of rose and lychee. It is an excellent all-purpose apple that can be used for cooking, baking, sauce, and cider. Its great flavour and utility is matched by its attractive appearance, the large fruit featuring dark red skin bordering on maroon. However, it does bruise easily and brown quickly and only stores for about a month at most.
